The test server Singularity is open to all players and will login even if your account has been suspended on tranquility, so long as your account was active at the time of the mirror of Tranquility.

Singularities purpose is to try out new features, and as a result it will generally be a few patches ahead of the Tranquility server.

Character information is replicated to the Singularity servers on a regular basis, but keep in mind that if your account got created after the last replication, you will not be able to access the server.
Gameplay mechanics and playing environments may be quite different from what you're used to on Tranquility. Here, the world is constantly changing.

Please note that GM support is not available on the test server nor with problems you may encounter accessing it. Enter at your own risk!

To gain access to the test servers, follow these instructions:

Windows

Create a separate folder for your test client ( i.e "C:\evetest").

Copy everything from your original EVE folder (by default locate at "C:\Program. Files\CCP" ) to the new ("C:\evetest"). This step is important, since patching the test client will render it incompatible with the Tranquility server.

Download the "Download TQ to Singularity Patch" or the Multiplicity one if you are going to test on that server.

Apply the patch to the correct EVE installation such as "C:\evetest". You will be promted to point to the appropriate installation folder.

Create a shortcut for the new eve.exe file inside C:\evetest.

Right click on the shortcut and select properties, then select the Shortcut tab.

add /server:Singularity for Singularity and press OK. Note: This includes entering the 'space' before the '/'The final look of the Target line would look something like this ( Different between client locations)."C:\evetest\eve.exe" /server:87.237.38.50.

Edit ~/.cedegaSISI/.updater/cedegaUpdateCheckerif [ -e ${HOME}/.cedega/.cedegarc ]; thenchange it to this:if [ -e ${HOME}/.cedegaSISI/.cedegarc ]; thenthen change the line in the same fileexport CEDEGA_PATH=${HOME}/.cedegachange it to this:export CEDEGA_PATH=${HOME}/.cedegaSISI

Edit ~/.cedegaSISI/.EveOnline-linux/manifestadd .testing to the end of the file so it'll look like this http://updates.cedega.com/manifest/eveonline/EveOnline-linux.manifest.testing

To start the game double click on the EVE SISI Client launcher you created.

If you receive the following error "There was an unexpected error while retrieving patch status. The patchsystem was not able to locate a patch file for the current version. Please try again." you will need to download the proper patch found here.

When you install the patch, make sure you update the new client ("c:\evetest"), not the original you use to play on Tranquility.

After the patch is installed you should be able to log on to the test server.
Please take the time to bug report as much as you can. Your feedback is also very important for what features are developed or changed, so don't hesitate to post your thoughts on the Game Development Forum.
Please read the test server rules before logging in. They may be found here.
Useful general information is available here.